Men's Basketball

Cold Shooting Dooms W&L Men's Hoops at R-MC

Feb 05, 2011

ASHLAND, Va. – Randolph-Macon used a 33-5 second-half run to produce a 72-41 victory over Washington and Lee in ODAC men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Crenshaw Gymnasium.

The 11th-ranked Yellow Jackets (19-3, 11-2) held a 31-26 lead at the break and the Generals (12-8, 5-7) scattered three early jumpers around a single Macon basket to cut it to a one-point game (33-32) with 17:53 remaining in the game. However, W&L went 2-for-13 from the field over the next 12:34 of game action in falling behind 66-37 with 5:19 to play as the Yellow Jackets cruised to the 31-point victory.

After shooting 43.5 percent (10-23) from the floor in the first half, the Generals hit just 6-of-25 (.240) in the second stanza en route to a shooting a season-low 33.3 percent (16-48) from the floor. Conversely, Randolph-Macon shot 50.9 percent (29-57) from the floor and held a 36-29 advantage on the glass.